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Technical Visit

On February 3rd a technical visit to EDP Venda Nova III hydro unit will take place. Conference participants can also subscribe the technical visit. The transportation from FEUP - Venda Nova III - FEUP will be by bus, free of charge.

The Venda Nova III pumped storage hydroelectric project is located in the northwestern region of Portugal, within the Cávado river mountainous basin, the Portuguese rainiest region, and, as the name implies, it is the third power scheme connecting the reservoirs of Venda Nova and Salamonde (420m head), after the Vila Nova power plant (1951) and the Venda Nova II repowering project (2005).

This soon to be commissioned power plant is a two reversible unit underground complex, with a nominal discharge of 200 m3/s, corresponding to an output of 840 MVA and with a layout similar to its predecessor (Venda Nova II), set deep within the granite rock mass at the left margin of the river Rabagão.

Besides being the highest rated power hydroelectric units in Portugal, they shall be the first equipped with variable speed in Iberia, the largest in Europe and second largest in the World.